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Truck driver vaccine mandates loom for cross-border operations

Canadian fleets are reporting a “modest” increase in Covid-19 vaccines among their truck drivers, but Canada’s largest trucking association continues to warn of supply chain chaos if vaccine mandates go…

Bison furthers push into U.S. with acquisition of Hartt Transportation

Bison Transport has taken over Hartt Transportation Systems, a Bangor, Me.-based fleet with more than 360 tractors and 2,100 trailers as well as a “sizeable” logistics offering. It marks the…

More of the same ahead in 2022: ACT Research

The issues that defined 2021 – supply chain difficulties, Covid, inflation, high energy prices, robust freight and rates – are likely to continue to be the dominant issues of 2022.

Trucking, supply chain concerns on minds of U.S. voters ahead of midterms: Poll

Trucking and supply chain issues could be lining up as key factors in U.S. midterm elections in 2022, a recent poll suggests. Polling data released earlier this month by the…

CTA wants in-transit relief extended until spring

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling on the federal government to negotiate with U.S. officials to further extend an in-transit program that supports truck access to flood-stricken British Columbia.

FMCSA extends emergency declaration to support B.C. flood relief

The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended a regional emergency declaration that allows trucks to move through the U.S. when bypassing Canadian areas cut off by floods…

U.S. for-hire truck tonnage makes November gains

For-hire truck tonnage was on the rise in the U.S. this November, with the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index up 1.3%. That builds on a…

Vaccine and testing mandate marches forward for large employers in U.S.

Plans to require vaccines or weekly Covid-19 tests at U.S. businesses with more than 100 employees continue to march forward in the wake of a new court ruling. The Sixth…

Transport minister’s mandate includes vaccines, emissions, supply chain

Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has a mandate in hand for the coming term of office – and it includes the call for Covid-19 vaccines in the transportation sector. The…

Manufacturers join call to delay truck driver vaccine mandates

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) is joining in the call to delay vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers that are scheduled to take hold beginning Jan. 15. In a statement…

Trucker Path reveals truck parking trends in Canada, U.S.

Truckers who find themselves on the road Christmas Day have the gift of ample parking to look forward to. Trucker Path data indicates truck parking spots 53% more abundant than…

Border agents cleared 4.5M trucks in first 10 months of 2021

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers saw postal and courier shipments rise “significantly” in the past year, as more Canadians turned to online shopping in the midst of the pandemic.

California to require twice-yearly emissions tests

Trucks operating in California will face twice-yearly “smog checks” under new regulations approved by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The process applies to equipment with a gross vehicle weight…

Diesel prices main trucking conditions headwind: FTR

Trucking conditions in the U.S. deteriorated in October due to rising diesel prices, according to the latest Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) from industry forecaster FTR. Freight rates remained the leading…

Coming driver vaccine mandates will disrupt ‘beleaguered’ supply chain: CTA

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is warning that a federal vaccine mandate planned for truck drivers will severely disrupt a fragile and beleaguered supply chain. This recently announced mandate builds…